I cannot change what has happened, and I have had to learn how to look forward with hope and optimism.
Families
Moving My Never Empty Nest
We still don’t know when or where our daughter will live on her own, but the moment has FINALLY arrived for an old(er) mama and papa bird to fly onward.
We still don’t know when or where our daughter will live on her own, but the moment has FINALLY arrived for an old(er) mama and papa bird to fly onward.
Chores, What Chores?
How to handle tweens when they conveniently forget.
How to handle tweens when they conveniently forget.
My Daughter Is Being Bullied. Ask Allana
It never stops.
It never stops.
Scary Daddies Part 2: Don Draper
Fathers in Pop Culture—Halloween Time
The Bad Man Within At face value, Don Draper was the perfect man: a strong, silent, high-powered Madison Avenue ad agency executive with a beautiful wife and two doting children. How could there be anything wrong? Here’s how the protagonist of AMC’s hit show Mad Men was absolutely terrifying: his duplicity. If you never watched…
You Know What I Miss? Scouting
It wasn’t a troop full of toxic masculinity in the slightest.
It wasn’t a troop full of toxic masculinity in the slightest.
Spanking Children Does Not Make Them ‘Nicer’ but Hugging Does
Many parents continue to think that spanking children makes them better behaved. A pioneering study shows that this belief is misguided and that parental warmth, unlike spanking, is the way to create positive child behaviors.
Many parents continue to think that spanking children makes them better behaved. A pioneering study shows that this belief is misguided and that parental warmth, unlike spanking, is the way to create positive child behaviors.
Children Told Lies by Parents Subsequently Lie More as Adults and Face Adjustment Difficulties, Finds Ntu Singapore Study
The research team asked 379 Singaporean young adults whether their parents lied to them when they were children, how much they lie to their parents now, and how well they adjust to adulthood challenges.
The research team asked 379 Singaporean young adults whether their parents lied to them when they were children, how much they lie to their parents now, and how well they adjust to adulthood challenges.
A New Fear of Failure
A strange thing happened in the days preceding my daughter’s first dance recital. She got nervous.
A strange thing happened in the days preceding my daughter’s first dance recital. She got nervous.
Two Talks on Public Sociology (With Audio)
Tools for Communicating Sociology Outside the Discipline: What Works, What Doesn’t Work, and What’s Promising
Tools for Communicating Sociology Outside the Discipline: What Works, What Doesn’t Work, and What’s Promising
On Ducks and Gender Norms
I sat there and got busy with my cookie. Nobody was going to explain to me, and I was worn out with today’s guessing games.
I sat there and got busy with my cookie. Nobody was going to explain to me, and I was worn out with today’s guessing games.
Look Out For Your Child’s Tipping Point Moments
I have little doubt that if you took a second to reflect on your own childhood you’d remember some seemingly trivial incident that undoubtedly impacted the course of your life.
I have little doubt that if you took a second to reflect on your own childhood you’d remember some seemingly trivial incident that undoubtedly impacted the course of your life.
Special Needs Parenting: Pivot and Adjust Your Roles
There’s no easy way to say it. Buckle up. You’re in for a whole lot of work. And none of it is optional.
There’s no easy way to say it. Buckle up. You’re in for a whole lot of work. And none of it is optional.
Why Crappy Dads Think They’re Amazing
Episode 9 of the "Just Stick to Parenting" podcast series by Doyin Richards.
Episode 9 of the “Just Stick to Parenting” podcast series by Doyin Richards.
Really Being There. Being Present. How to Do It.
Busyness is a modern disease, maybe it’s an epidemic, especially among working parents.
Busyness is a modern disease, maybe it’s an epidemic, especially among working parents.
The Next One in Line
As a parent, it’s always nice to hear compliments about your child, even if they need to be taken in the right context.
As a parent, it’s always nice to hear compliments about your child, even if they need to be taken in the right context.